UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA Capital : : Washington, D.C. 38°53′N 77°01′W Largest city : New York City 40°40′N 73°56′W National language : English Demonym : American Government : Federal presidential constitutional republic US FIRE POWER DARPA The United States of America ( USA or U.S.A. ), commonly called the United States ( US or U.S. ) and America , is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The 48 contiguous states and the federal district of Washington, D.C. are i…
Former US test site sues nuclear nations including India
The tiny Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands, scene of massive U.S. nuclear tests in the 1950s, sued the United States and eight other nuclear-armed countries including India on Thursday, accusing them of failing in their obligation to negotiate nuclear disarmament. The Pacific country accused all nine nuclear-armed states of "flagrant violation of international law" for failing to pursue the negotiations required by the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It filed one suit specifically directed against the United St…
China Missile Test Exposes Pacific Security Divide
China’s Pacific missile test has exposed divisions among island nations as Australia, the U.S. and regional partners debate the future of Indo-Pacific security. What happens when a military test by one of the world's largest nuclear powers collides with a region determined to remain an “Ocean of Peace”? China's recent ballistic-missile test into the Pacific has become more than a demonstration of military capability. It has exposed deep divisions among Pacific island nations over how they should respond to the growing strategic competi…
Washington and Tokyo Tighten Missile Shield Across the Indo-Pacific
Allied missile integration is reshaping Indo-Pacific deterrence dynamics. DefenseNews: The United States and Japan are deepening missile integration with the Philippines, signaling a major shift in Indo-Pacific deterrence strategy against China’s growing maritime and military pressure. The rapidly evolving security architecture of the Indo-Pacific entered a new and highly consequential phase after the United States and Japan conducted advanced missile integration drills in the Philippines involving Tomahawk cruise missiles and Japanese Type-88…
U.S. Urges Asian Allies to Spend More on Defense as Washington Reinforces Indo-Pacific Strategy
Pentagon official Elbridge Colby urges Asian allies to spend more on defense as Washington strengthens deterrence across the Indo-Pacific. Can the United States maintain a credible military balance in Asia without asking its allies to carry more of the burden? Washington increasingly believes the answer is no. U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby has urged Asian allies to invest more heavily in their own militaries, arguing that the future of Indo-Pacific deterrence will depend on a network of capable regional partners rat…
Trump-Xi Taiwan Talks Put U.S. Allies on Alert
U.S. allies in Asia are watching Trump-Xi Taiwan talks closely as questions grow over arms sales, deterrence and Washington's policy toward Taipei. Could the Taiwan issue become one of the most consequential subjects in the upcoming Trump-Xi summit? As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on September 24, Taiwan and Japan are closely watching Washington's position on the island, particularly after Trump described U.S. arms sales to Taiwan as a potential negotiating tool. Trump-Xi Taiwa…
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